Opening By Watchtower

Liber παρατηρητήριο Sub Figura 11 (A Thelemic Watchtower Ritual to open the Temple ) Avaris-Aba 2012 e.v.

An official document of NVIT-ISIS TEMPLE STAR OF ISIS TEMPLE no 1

The Opening of the Temple I. Stand at Altar, facing East, and announce: HEKAS, HEKAS, ESTE BEBELOI! Bhalsti Ompheda! II. Perform the Thelemic Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. III. Perform the Thelemic Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram. IV. Pick up Fire Wand and shake it three times in the south V. Holding Fire Wand above head, walk slowly deosil around perimeter, saying: There is a word to say about the Hierophantic task. Behold! there are three ordeals in one, and it may be given in three ways. The gross must pass through fire; let the fine be tried in intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest. Thus ye have star & star, system & system; let not one know well the other! VI. On returning to the south shake the Fire Wand three times in south. VII. With Fire Wand, trace a large circle in front of the Tablet, then an invoking Pentagram of Fire within it while vibrating Hadit, then the Fire Kerub (sign of Leo) in the center, saying: OIP TEAA PEDOCE (oh-ee-pay tay-ah-ah pay-doh-kay). In the names and letters of the Great Southern Quadrangle, I invoke ye, ye guardians of the Watchtower of the South. Replace Fire Wand. VIII. Pick up Water Cup and sprinkle a few drops three times in the west. IX. Holding Water Cup above head, walk slowly deosil around perimeter, saying: Let him come through the first ordeal, & it will be to him as silver. Through the second, gold. Through the fourth, ultimate sparks of the intimate fire. Through the third, stones of precious water. X. On returning to the West, sprinkle a few drops three times in the west..

XI. With Water Cup, trace a large circle in front of the Tablet, then an invoking Pentagram of Water within it while vibrating Babalon, then the Water Kerub (eagle’s head) in the center, saying: EMPEH ARSEL GAIOL (em-pay-hay ar-sel gah-ee-ohl). In the names and letters of the Great Western Quadrangle, I invoke ye, ye guardians of the Watchtower of the West. Replace Water Cup. XII. Pick up Air Dagger and shake it three times in east. XIII. Holding Air Dagger above head, walk slowly deosil around perimeter, saying: Obey my prophet! follow out the ordeals of my knowledge! seek me only! Then the joys of my love will redeem ye from all pain. This is so: I swear it by the vault of my body; by my sacred heart and tongue; by all I can give, by all I desire of ye all. XIV. On returning to the East, shake the Air Dagger three times in the east. XV. With Air Dagger, trace a large circle in front of the Tablet, then an invoking Pentagram of Air within it while vibrating Nuit, then the Air Kerub (sign of Aquarius) in the center, saying: ORO IBAH AOZPI (eh-roh ee-bah-hay ah-oh-zohd-pee). In the names and letters of the Great Eastern Quadrangle, I invoke ye, ye guardians of the Watchtower of the East. Replace Air Dagger. XVI. Pick up Earth Pentacle and shake it three times in the north. XVII. Holding Earth Pentacle above head, walk slowly deosil around perimeter, saying: I am the secret Serpent coiled about to spring: in my coiling there is joy. If I lift up my head, I and my Nuit are one. If I droop down mine head, and shoot forth venom, then is rapture of the earth, and I and the earth are one. XVIII. On returning to the North, shake the Earth Pentacle three times in the north. XIX. With Earth Pantacle, trace a large circle in front of the Tablet, then an invoking Pentagram of Earth within it while vibrating Therion, then the Earth Kerub (sign of Taurus) in the center, saying:

EMOR DIAL HECTEGA (ee-mor dee-ahl hec-tay-gah). In the names and letters of the Great Northern Quadrangle, I invoke ye, ye guardians of the Watchtower of the North. Replace Earth Pentacle. XX. Walk deosil around Altar to the West and then face East. Pick up wand and trace a large invoking Unicursal hexagram saying: EXARP (ex-ar-pay). BITOM (bay-ee-toh-em). NANTA (en-ah-en-tah). HCOMA (haycoh-mah). In the names and letters of the mystical Tablet of Union, I invoke ye, ye divine forces of the Spirit of Light, life, love and liberty. Replace wand. XXI. Making the Portal Sign of the Rending of the Veil, say: OL (Oh-ell) SONUF (Soh-noof) VAORSAGI (Vay-oh-air-sah-jee) GOHO (Gohhoh) IADA (Ee-ah-dah) BALTA (Bahl-tah). ELEXARPEH (El-ex-ar-pay-hay) COMANANU (Co-mah-nah-noo) TABITOM (Tah-bee-toh-ehm). ZODAKARA (Zohd-ah-kah-rah) EKA (Eh-kah) ZODAKARE (Zohd-ah-kah-ray) OD (Oh-dah) ZODAMERANU (Zohd-ah-mehr-ah-moo). ODO (Oh-doh) KIKLE (Kee-klay) QAA (Kah-ah) PIAP (Pee-ah-pay) PIAMOEL (Pee-ah-moh-ehl) OD (Oh-doh) VAOAN (Vay-oh-ah-noo)

Then say: I invoke ye, ye gods of the celestial spheres, whose dwelling is in the invisible. Ye are the guardians of the gates of the Universe, be ye also the guardians of this mystic sphere. Keep far removed the evil and the unbalanced. Strengthen and inspire me so that I may preserve unsullied this abode of the mysteries of Ra Hoor Khuit. Let my sphere be pure and holy so that I may enter in and become a partaker of the secrets of the Light Divine. XXII. Go to the North-east, and say: The visible Sun is the dispenser of Light to the Earth. Let me therefore form a vortex in this chamber that the Invisible Sun of the Spirit may shine therein from above. XXIII. Circumambulate three times deosil beginning in the East. Make the Sign of the Enterer each time you pass the East.

XXIV. Return to the West of the Altar, face East, and say the following Adoration, making the Sign of the Enterer at the end of the first three lines, and the Sign of Silence after the fourth line: Holy art thou, Lord of the Aeon Holy art thou, whom Nature hath not formed. Holy art thou, the Vast and the Mighty One. Lord of the Light and the Darkness. XXV. Stand in stillness, feeling the forces around you. XXVI. Perform desired Working. XXVII. When ready, close the Temple by reversing the circumambulations (widdershins), making the Sign of the Enterer each time you pass the East. XXVIII. Perform the Thelemic Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. XXIX. Perform the Thelemic Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram. XXX. Stand at Altar, facing East, and say: I now release any spirits that may have been imprisoned by this ceremony. Depart in peace to your abodes and habitations, and go with the blessing of Nuit, Hadit and Ra Hoor Khuit XXXI. Pause, then say: I now declare this Temple duly closed.